v.
Pronunciation: in- ' ha-b ə t
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English enhabiten, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French inhabiter, enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare, from in- + habitare to dwell, frequentative of hab ē re to have ― more at GIVE
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to occupy as a place of settled residence or habitat : live in < inhabit a small house>
2 : to be present in or occupy in any manner or form <the human beings who inhabit this tale ― Al Newman>
intransitive verb archaic : to have residence in a place : DWELL
– in · hab · it · able \ -b ə -t ə -b ə l \ adjective
– in · hab · it · er noun